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An exploration of future orientation in adolescents' decisions to continue or terminate a pregnancy (2008)
Thesis
Bell, E. R. (2008). An exploration of future orientation in adolescents' decisions to continue or terminate a pregnancy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208685

This study explores aspects of the future in adolescents' choices to continue or terminate pregnancy. Future orientation (FO) (e.g. Seginer, 2005) and reasons for pregnancy resolution were investigated using a researcher constructed and administered... Read More about An exploration of future orientation in adolescents' decisions to continue or terminate a pregnancy.

Paternal postpartum distress : a discourse analytic study (2008)
Thesis
Wilson, C. C. (2008). Paternal postpartum distress : a discourse analytic study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212811

This portfolio thesis comprises of three parts: a systematic review paper, an empirical report and appendices.

Part one is a systematic review in which the literature relating to the empirical paper is reviewed. Literature concerning the prevalenc... Read More about Paternal postpartum distress : a discourse analytic study.

The reasons and emotional processes of people who self harm : an exploratory study (2007)
Thesis
Coyne, E. (2007). The reasons and emotional processes of people who self harm : an exploratory study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212684

People who harm themselves present a number of clinical challenges for staff in managing the risks associated with their behaviours, providing appropriate interventions and preventing repetition.

This research explored the reasons individuals hav... Read More about The reasons and emotional processes of people who self harm : an exploratory study.

Chlamydia screening in adults attending a sexual health clinic: stages of change, anxiety and sexual behaviour (2007)
Thesis
Lewis, E. J. (2007). Chlamydia screening in adults attending a sexual health clinic: stages of change, anxiety and sexual behaviour. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213792

The aim of this research was to examine an individual's stage of change (SOC) for positive sexual health behaviours, (i.e. using condoms and seeking screening for sexually transmitted infections-STIs) and level of state anxiety at different times dur... Read More about Chlamydia screening in adults attending a sexual health clinic: stages of change, anxiety and sexual behaviour.

Factors influencing men's experiences of a termination of pregnancy (2007)
Thesis
Griffiths, E. K. (2007). Factors influencing men's experiences of a termination of pregnancy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215927

The termination of pregnancy (TOP) is one of the most commonly performed gynaecological procedures in England. Despite the prevalence of the TOP procedure, limited research to date has investigated male partner's experiences of a TOP. The aim of the... Read More about Factors influencing men's experiences of a termination of pregnancy.

Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: self-perceptions and the concept of bother (2005)
Journal Article
Gannon, K., Glover, L., O'Neill, M., & Emberton, M. (2005). Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: self-perceptions and the concept of bother. BJU international, 96(6), 823-827. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05720.x

OBJECTIVE To explore the meaning that men attach to their experiences of having lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and to understand 'bother' in the context of those meanings. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixteen men with symptoms suggestive of LUTS and/or... Read More about Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: self-perceptions and the concept of bother.

The illness experiences of women with fibroids: An exploratory qualitative study (2004)
Journal Article
Nicholls, C., Glover, L., & Pistrang, N. (2004). The illness experiences of women with fibroids: An exploratory qualitative study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 25(3-4), 295-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/01674820400024430

Previous research suggests that women attending gynaecology clinics experience high rates of psychological distress and psychiatric morbidity. Although the reasons for this are poorly understood, certain conditions appear to cause women particularly... Read More about The illness experiences of women with fibroids: An exploratory qualitative study.

Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives (2004)
Journal Article
Young, E., Eddleston, J., Ingleby, S., Streets, J., McJanet, L., Wang, M., & Glover, L. (2005). Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives. Intensive care medicine, 31(1), 86-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2495-y

Objective: This study gathered data on symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients and relatives after discharge from intensive care and examined whether the intensive care population differ from an elective cardiac surgery group with regards to t... Read More about Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives.

Men's experiences of having lower urinary tract symptoms: factors relating to bother (2004)
Journal Article
Glover, L., Gannon, K., McLoughlin, J., & Emberton, M. (2004). Men's experiences of having lower urinary tract symptoms: factors relating to bother. BJU international, 94(4), 563-567. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.05001.x

OBJECTIVE: To gain an understanding of men's experiences of having lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and of bother, a principle determinant of whether a patient has an intervention for LUTS. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data were collected on 75 patients... Read More about Men's experiences of having lower urinary tract symptoms: factors relating to bother.

Men and chronic illness: A qualitative study of LUTS (2004)
Journal Article
Emberton, M., O'Neill, M., Gannon, K., & Glover, L. (2004). Men and chronic illness: A qualitative study of LUTS. Journal of health psychology, 9(3), 411-420. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105304042350

In order to determine how men react to and manage chronic conditions 16 men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) were interviewed to examine the relationship between detecting symptoms and seeking medical help, perceptions of symptoms and the imp... Read More about Men and chronic illness: A qualitative study of LUTS.

Masculinity, infertility, stigma and media reports (2004)
Journal Article
Gannon, K., Glover, L., & Abel, P. (2004). Masculinity, infertility, stigma and media reports. Social science & medicine, 59(6), 1169-1175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.01.015

There is growing concern about the health of men in the developed West. Compared with women they have higher rates of morbidity and mortality and are less likely to seek out and employ medical services. Several authors have drawn on social constructi... Read More about Masculinity, infertility, stigma and media reports.

Psychological intervention in women's health: Values, theory and practice (2003)
Journal Article
Erskine, A., Christmas, P., Boyle, M., Glover, L., Rutter, C., & Liao, L. (2003). Psychological intervention in women's health: Values, theory and practice. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 21(3), 173-182. https://doi.org/10.1080/0264683031000155015

This paper explores interconnections between values, theory and practice in psychotherapeutic interventions in women's health. A re-worked biopsychosocial approach is discussed. This draws on a material-discursive psychology that also affirms individ... Read More about Psychological intervention in women's health: Values, theory and practice.